What is GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w?

GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Fortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert. The...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w cover?

GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79899. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w?

GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.9, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2wHighCVSS 7.9

Fortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert. The...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 1, 2026

Last Modified

October 1, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79899 →

📋 Description

Fortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert. The utility creates predictable temporary files without first setting a restrictive umask. A local user on the BoKS Master who can read files under BOKS_tmp may be able to obtain CA secret or host private-key material while the utility runs, or obtain CA secret material left behind after successful certificate creation.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79899
https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-014
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx2h-xwf3-jp2w